ArticleBMC emergency medicine2017
Educational standards for training paramedics in ultrasound: a scoping review.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Improvement of Diagnostic Approach Using PoCUS for Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain Management in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Study
PoCUS Diagnostic Accuracy for Fecal Impaction in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Study
PoCUS Impact on the Diagnostic Approach for Thoracic and Abdominal Pain in the ED
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- Point-of-care ultrasound diagnostic accuracy for fecal impaction in the emergency department: a prospective study.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Trial
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- Readiness for prehospital point-of-care ultrasound among EMS personnel in a system where ultrasound is not yet implemented: a national cross-sectional survey.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Future perspectives in prehospital emergency medicine.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of paramedic-performed prehospital point-of-care ultrasound: a retrospective observational study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Observational
- Soundwaves of innovation: a qualitative exploration of POCUS in Australasian ambulance and retrieval services.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Observational
- Paramedic assessment of carotid artery pulsation using pre-recorded ultrasound videos: a comparative analysis of three ultrasound modes.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Implementing ultrasound in emergency medical services: assessing physician proficiency and training requirements.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- Review
- Pneumothorax Identified by a Remote Physician Using Paramedic-obtained Tele-ultrasound: Case Report.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Development and evaluation of a point-of-care ultrasound curriculum for paramedics in Germany - a prospective observational study and comparison.BMC medical education · 2024Observational
- Evaluation of point-of-care ultrasound use in the diagnostic approach for right upper quadrant abdominal pain management in the emergency department: a prospective study.Internal and emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Assessing the efficacy of simulation-based education for paramedics in extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma under physician guidance.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Use of Prehospital Intensive Care Units in Emergencies-A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Feasibility and impact of a bespoke pre-hospital point of care ultrasound teaching and training programme at London's air ambulance service.Ultrasound (Leeds, England) · 2023Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound: The new district focus.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Is gallbladder PoCUS diagnostic accuracy accessible to medical students after PoCUS training exclusively on healthy volunteers? A pilot randomized control trial.The ultrasound journal · 2023Article
- Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound by Non-Physicians to Assess Respiratory Distress in the Out-of-Hospital Environment: A Scoping Review.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2022Article
- Can Non-Physician Providers Use Ultrasound to Aid in Establishing Peripheral IV Access in Patients Who are Difficult to Cannulate? A Scoping Review.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2022Article
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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundParamedic-performed out-of-hospital ultrasound is a novel skill that has gained popularity in some services in recent years. In this setting point-of care ultrasound (POCUS) can provide additional information that can assist with management and guide transport to the most appropriate facility. We sought to explore the different educational approaches used for training paramedics in ultrasound in the out-of-hospital setting.
methodsOvid MEDLINE, EMBASE, EBM Reviews, The Cochrane Library, CINAHL plus, The Monash University Research Repository and the British Thesis Library were searched from the 1
resultsA total of 2002 unique articles were identified of which 18 articles met the inclusion criteria. Most articles reported combined cohorts of emergency providers with varying years of experience though most operators were POCUS naïve. The most common clinical assessment for which paramedic POCUS curricula was described was the focused assessment sonography for trauma (FAST) examination. Education programs varied from two-minutes to two-days with all studies including both didactic and practical training.
conclusionEducation programs for POCUS for paramedics vary considerably, and do not appear to align with qualification level or clinical experience. Further research investigating education and subsequent clinical application of POCUS by paramedics is required, as well as prospective, outcome based studies in order to measure the clinical utility of out-of-hospital POCUS.
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